Volt Bulgaria

Volt Bulgaria

Волт България
Volt Bulgaria Волт България
	"Политическа партия Volt"; ("Political party Volt")
Abbreviation	Volt / Волт
Chairperson	Nastimir Ananiev
Vice Chairperson	Boris Borisov
Founded	19 May 2018; 8 years ago
Headquarters	Sofia
Ideology	European federalism; Pro-Europeanism; Social liberalism; Progressivism; Technoliberalism;
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	Stand Up.BG! We are coming! (2021); ; We Continue the Change (2021–2024); ; Siyanie (2026);
European political alliance	Volt Europa
National Assembly	0 / 240
European Parliament	0 / 17
Municipalities	3 / 265
Website
	volt.bg
	Politics of Bulgaria; Political parties; Elections;

Volt Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Волт България) is a social-liberal political party in Bulgaria. It is the Bulgarian branch of Volt Europa, a progressive and federalist European political alliance. The party has formerly participated in elections, mainly aligning its branding with coalitions rather than acting independently.

Foundation

Volt Bulgaria was founded in Sofia on 19 May 2018, with Nastimir Ananiev as its first chairman.

History

2019 European Parliament election

The 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria was the first election in which Volt took part. The party obtained 0.18% of the Vote in Bulgaria.^[6] Although the Bulgarian branch of Volt was unable to obtain a seat in the European Parliament, it was represented by the German branch, which won one seat.

2019 Bulgarian local election

Volt Bulgaria participated in the 2019 Bulgarian local elections with the ''Together for Change'' Coalition list and obtained a seat in several cities thanks to 7.12% of the votes in Haskovo,^[7] 6.12% in Rodopi,^[8] and 6.39% in Sopot.^[9]

April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Volt Bulgaria participated in the April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the anti-government Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! (ISMV) coalition. The coalition gained 14 seats in the National Assembly, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.^[10]

July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Volt Bulgaria again participated in the July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of ISMV. The coalition gained 13 seats in the 240-seat parliament, none of which were allocated to members of Volt.^[11]

November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Volt Bulgaria participated in the November 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election as part of the electoral coalition We Continue the Change (PP) led by Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev, respectively the former caretaker economy and finance ministers.^[12] The coalition gained 67 seats, two of which was allocated to members of Volt. This made Volt Bulgaria the second Volt Europa party to enter a national legislature after Volt Netherlands.

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
Apr 2021^[a]	Nastimir Ananiev	150,940	4.65 (6th)	0 / 240	New	Snap election
Jul 2021^[a]		136,885	4.95 (6th)	0 / 240	0	Snap election
Nov 2021^[b]		666,837	25.65 (1st)	2 / 240	2	Coalition
2022^[b]		506,099	19.52 (2nd)	2 / 240	0	Snap election
2023^[c]		621,069	23.54 (2nd)	1 / 240	1	Coalition
Jun 2024^[c]		307,849	13.92 (3rd)	0 / 240	1	Snap election
Oct 2024		Did not contest
2026^[d]		93,559	2.84 (9th)	0 / 240	0	Extra-parliamentary

1 2 Ran as part of the Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! coalition
1 2 Ran as part of the We Continue the Change coalition
1 2 Ran as part of the PP–DB coalition
↑ Ran as part of the Siyanie coalition

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2019	Nastimir Ananiev	3,500	0.18 (18th)	0 / 17	New	–
2024^[a]	Nikola Minchev	290,865	14.45 (3rd)	0 / 17	0	–

↑ Ran as part of the PP-DB coalition

References

↑ Stagni, Federica (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
↑ Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
↑ Corinne Deloy (14 November 2021). "Bulgarians to vote in dual legislative and presidential elections" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2026. The BSP is forecast to take second place with 19.1% of the vote, followed by Let's Pursue Change, a coalition formed by the movement of the same name founded by Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev, Volt, a social-liberal party led by Nastimir Ananyev, and Georgi Manev's European Middle Class (SEC), which is forecast to obtain 14.6% of the vote, and ITN, which is forecast to obtain 14.4%.
↑ Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
↑ "2019 European election results in Bulgaria".
↑ "Haskovo Election results".
↑ "Rodopi Election Results".
↑ "Sopot Election Results".
↑ "Election results April 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
↑ "Bulgarian July 2021 Election results".
↑ ""Волт" и "Средна европейска класа" правят коалиция "Продължаваме промяната" | Вестник "ДУМА"". duma.bg. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

[ISMV-13] 1 2 Ran as part of the Stand Up! Mafia, Get Out! coalition

[PP-14] 1 2 Ran as part of the We Continue the Change coalition

[PPDB-15] 1 2 Ran as part of the PP–DB coalition

[16] Ran as part of the Siyanie coalition

[17] Ran as part of the PP-DB coalition

[1] Stagni, Federica (6 December 2018). "Time For Change: How Volt Wants To Fix Europe". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[2] Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[4] Corinne Deloy (14 November 2021). "Bulgarians to vote in dual legislative and presidential elections" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2026. The BSP is forecast to take second place with 19.1% of the vote, followed by Let's Pursue Change, a coalition formed by the movement of the same name founded by Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev, Volt, a social-liberal party led by Nastimir Ananyev, and Georgi Manev's European Middle Class (SEC), which is forecast to obtain 14.6% of the vote, and ITN, which is forecast to obtain 14.4%.

[5] Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[6] "2019 European election results in Bulgaria".

[7] "Haskovo Election results".

[8] "Rodopi Election Results".

[9] "Sopot Election Results".

[10] "Election results April 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[11] "Bulgarian July 2021 Election results".

[12] ""Волт" и "Средна европейска класа" правят коалиция "Продължаваме промяната" | Вестник "ДУМА"". duma.bg. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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